Prior to their departure, Rajkhowa told reporters at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport in Guwahati that the aim of the preliminary talks with union home ministry officials will be to arrive at a political solution.

"We have prepared a charter of demands, which we have finalised in our recent meeting in Nalbari. The charter does not include the call for sovereignty," he said.

The pro-talk ULFA team had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last February.

The elusive self styled 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah who led the anti-talk faction has so far opposed any negotiation with the government.